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I. M. CAMP.

Bale-Tie.

No. 222,241. Patented Dec. 2, I879.

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Bale-Tie.

No. 222,241. Patented Dec. 2, 1879.

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IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,241, dated December:2, 1879; application filed October 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA M. CAMP, of Navasota, in thecounty of" Grimesand State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Bale-Tie; and I dohereby declare that the following is full, clear, and exact descrip tionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying-drawings,formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a face View of the tieor buckle as applied to a band. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.Fig. 31s a modification of my invention, designed for wire bands.

Fig. 4is a section of the buckle shown in Fig.

3, taken through line y'y. Figs. 5, 6,7, and 8 represent the differentpositions of a further i modification of my invention.

My invention is designed to provide an improved fastening for the endsof bale-bands, whether the latter be constructed of sheet metal or wire.

The invention, to'which I have given the name of the O or Camp tie,consists of a buckle or plate made in the form of the letter 0, andhaving opposite seats in the short bend of the letter for the loopedends of the bale-band, from one of which seats there extends the curvedor semicircular arm, com-- pleting the C, andwhich serves both to con-Ytract the bandwith .a cam-and-lever action when inserted and to lock thebuckle or plate by lapping over underneath, or through the looped end ofthe band on the opposite side, as hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings,fA represents a bale-band, which is made of fiat sheetmetal, and both ends of which are looped or bent and brought together tobe fastened. B is the buckle or plate, which is formed with a seat, a,for one of the looped ends of the band, and with a seat, a, for theother looped end of the band. From the side of the buckle carrying seata the plate is extended in the form of a curved semicircular arm, 1),which passes across or through the opposite end of the band fixed inseat a. This curved locking-arm may pass either through theloop of theband on the top of the loop, or between theloop and the bale. In eithercase the expansion of the bale throws the band against anotch or recessin the end of arm b and locks the buckle in a positionin which the twoends of the band are. pulling in exactly opposite directions, in whichposition the strain of the bale does not come upon the locking end ofthe arm I), and has no tendency' to disengage the fastening] v Thegeneral appearance of the tieis. as will be seen, that of the letterC,and in securing it in the ends of the band it is disposed in theposition indicated by dotted lines in Fig.1, and then turned in thedirection of the arrow to the lockin g position shown in full lines. Inthus fixing the tie it will be seen thatone end of the baleband bindsagainst the inner edge of the arm b, which, acting as a cam, draws theends of the band tighter and tighter until the two ends of the bandreach their fixed position in locking=seats a a.

It will thus be seen that after the buckle is adjusted there is norelaxation ofthe baleband, as occurs with many other forms of ties.

In adapting my invention to wire bands also, I may make it in the formshown in Fig. 3, in

which an eye, 0, is formed in the center of the C, in which the wire ispermanently looped, and about which point the buckle turns as a center.

To guard against accidental disengagement there may be formed lateralrecesses, notches, or depressions, in which the ends of the band seatthemselves when in the locked position.

In further modifying my inventionlwith a view to securing a stillgreater draw on the bands, I may make the tie as shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7,and 8, in which the C-tic-'has both a cam and a lever action. i

Thus, the tie is first inserted in the band, as

in Fig. 5, in which it resembles the forinof a figure 9, the free end ofthe upper loop of the band being bent under, and next toythe bale,

while the free end of the lower loop is onthe outside. The tie is thenturned in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5 and draws the ends of theband together with a cam action until the tie is in the position of Fig.6, inwhich it resembles the form of a figure 6. The arm I), resting onthe top of the upper endof the band, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, is thendrawn toward the operator and down, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7.This gives another draw upon the band with a lever action, and the tiethen presents the shape ofthe letter C, and its arm b is secured bybeing pressed I lowing the buckle to be locked by its single under theband.

In securing a wire band the same mode of action is followed, care beingtaken, however, that the upper wire loop is on the right-hand side, andthe lower loop on the left-hand side, when the tie is adjusted, so thatthe strain of the bale will have a tendency to hold arm I) under theband, instead of drawing it out.

In defining my invention more clearly I would state thatI am aware ofthe PatentNo. 200,428, in which is shown a square buckle having twoU-shaped slots, which construction is designed for insertion into thelooped ends of the band by being turned horizontally to produce a camaction.- I therefore fully disclaim this construction, and limit myinvention to the buckle made in the shape of a letter C, or in the shapeof a volute spiral. This permits the body part B to be made very strong,and reduces the points of weakness at the places where the strain comeswithout greatly increasing the weight of the buckle, still allowcurvedarm b.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Abale-tie buckle constructed in a continuous volute spiral form, like theletter C, with a heavy body portion, B, provided with locking-seats forthe band, and a curved arm, 11, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. A bale-tie buckle constructed in volute spiral form, like the letterC, with a body portion, B, provided with locking-seats for the band, anda curved arm, b, combined with the looped ends of the bale-band by tworotary movements in planes at right angles to each other to draw theband by both a cam and a lever action, as described.

IRA M. CAMP.

Witnesses:

SoLoN 0. KEMON, Eowo. W. BYRN.

